Locals affirm National Day of Prayer at Courthouse

  • Several locals join Nadine Cowley (center, foreground) and Marilyn Petrick (donned in the American flag) during the national anthem May 4 during the National Day of Prayer service in Burnet at the County Courthouse. Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin
    Several locals join Nadine Cowley (center, foreground) and Marilyn Petrick (donned in the American flag) during the national anthem May 4 during the National Day of Prayer service in Burnet at the County Courthouse. Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin
  • Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin Burnet resident Celeste Pogue bows in prayer May 4 during the National Day of Prayer service in Burnet at the County Courthouse.
    Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin Burnet resident Celeste Pogue bows in prayer May 4 during the National Day of Prayer service in Burnet at the County Courthouse.
More than 30 locals gathered to commemorate the National Day of Prayer during a non-denominational ceremony minutes after sunrise May 4 in Burnet at the County Courthouse Veterans Memorial. “We need prayer in our community and we need prayer in this world,” said Janie Howell of Burnet, one of the attendees. The National Day of Prayer began in 1952 during the administration of President Harry S…

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